ICADL Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam

• Abstract: Joint efforts of the national libraries of Europe to create a European Digital Library   - by Olaf D Janssen
• Presentation: How to prepare a European Digital Library   - by Olaf D Janssen

27th of September 2007

Laying the foundations for the European Digital Library

The project - the European Digital Library network (EDLnet) - runs for two years, and will develop a prototype that demonstrates proof of concept, bringing together content from some of Europe's major cultural organisations. The project will be run by The European Library together with the National Library of the Netherlands.

Click on the followings further details in English , French , Spanish , Greek , Estonian  & Bulgarian .

6th June 2007

European Digital Library Kicks Off!

Museums, Archives, Audio-visual Archives and Libraries start their cross domain collaboration to create the European Digital Library this month with the start of EDLnet.

EDLnet is a Thematic Network under the eContentPlus Progamme, run by The European Library together with the National Library of the Netherlands. The network will work on the human and political as well as the technical and semantic issues to create an interoperable system able to access fully digitized content from these cultural repositories. This work will be shown through a mock up and prototypes over the next 12 months to give users their say in the process.

Click here to view the Press Release  .

Click here to view the Press Release in German  . Alternatively, click on the following links to view the Press Release on BuchMarkt.de and BoersenBlatt.net.

Click here to view the Press Release in Serbian .

April 2007

Communication of memory in archives, libraries and museums: the interaction of science, policy and practice

The Institute of Library and Information Science at Vilnius University together with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania organize an international scientific conference Communication of memory in archives, libraries and museums: the interaction of science, policy and practice in Vilnius, 4-5 October 2007.

Click here   to view the main topics of the conference

More info on http://www.kf.vu.lt/atmintis/home_eng.html

March 2007
The digitisation of content in the EU

EU wants to advance the digitisation of cultural heritage. As flagship project the European digital library aims at becoming a ‘mirror of cultural identity".

Click here to find out more (Page in German)
December 2006
Workshop delivers more pieces for the European digital library jigsaw

Using video and sound archives, searching within old maps, reading rare texts and manuscripts held by the National Libraries of Europe: it should all be possible online within 12 to 18 months from now! This is one of the results of a workshop held at the Austrian National Library and a major step towards building the "European digital library". To read more click here

December 2006
Towards a European digital library - Activities of the Conference of European National Librarians (CENL) Dr. Britta Woldering, Dr. Jill Cousins  

25 august 2006
Recommendation 'i2010 Digital Libraries Initiative'
The European Commission adopted a Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation.
Link to Recommendation

July 2006
Special: European Digital Library
Articles from ERCIM News - Magazine of European Research Consortium

27 March 2006
La Biblioteca Digitale EuropeaLa Biblioteca Digitale Europea
Article from ESBnotizie - Italian magazine (ISSN 1592-288X)

27 March 2006
Los desafíos de la Biblioteca Digital Europea - La Unión Europea prevé digitalizar más de seis millones de libros en 2010
Article from ELPAIS.es - Spanish newspaper

27 March 2006
Expert panel begins consultation for European Digital Library
Article from DMeurope.com

27 March 2006
Google-Europachef ist Berater der Digitalen Bibliothek der EU - Hochrangige Sachverständigengruppe trat heute erstmals zusammen Article from de.internet.com - German website

27 March 2006
Bibliothèque Numérique Européenne - première réunion du groupe d'experts
Article from VNUnet.fr - French website

27 March 2006
High Level Expert Group to advise European Commission on how to build the European Digital Library
Members of High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries

2 March 2006
CENL welcomes European Commission's efforts to support the creation of a "European Digital Library"
Press Release by CENL

2 March 2006
European Commission steps up efforts to put Europe’s memory on the Web via a 'European Digital Library'

2 March 2006
European Digital Library FAQ

2 March 2006
Results online consultation ‘i2010: digital libraries’
The results of a major online consultation on the digital libraries initiative which had been launched on 30 September 2005.
Link to consultation

27 February 2006
The European Commission adopts the "Decision on setting up the High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries".

7 February 2006
New EU members put Euro digital library vision at risk - EC urged to take action on multiple barriers to library digitisation in new EU states
By Tracey Cladwell from Information World Review

4 October 2005
European digital library strategy announced - EC commissioner outlines strategy and cash for digital library of Europe
By Mark Chillingworth from Information World Review

30 September 2005
European digital libraries : Frequently Asked Questions

29 September 2005
The role of libraries in the information society
Speech by Viviane Reding (Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media) during the 2005 CENL Conference, Luxembourg, 29 September 2005

14 September 2005
Pan-European library information service launched

4 May 2005
European digital library proposed

3 May 2005
Improving and extending the use of ICT to make the most of Europe’s cultural and audiovisual heritage